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Faculty Positions in Instrumentation, Observation, Or Theory
Closing Date: January 31, 2009
The online application form is closed.
The Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA, http://www.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/) has openings for faculty positions at the assistant, associate, and full research fellow levels.
- Candidates who work in Optical/IR/Radio Astronomy, Theoretical/Computational Astrophysics, or Instrumentation (Optical/IR/Submillimeter) are especially encouraged to apply.
- Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree in astronomy/astrophysics, physics, or engineering, and preferably have prior postdoctoral experience.
ASIAA is an institute of Academia Sinica, the national research organization in Taiwan. The institute has approximately 155 staff members (including 33 Faculty, 7 visiting scholars, 24 Postdocs, 27 Engineers/Technicians, and 33 Graduate Students). Research includes the Solar System, Star Formation, Stellar Evolution, Interstellar Chemistry, Nearby and Distant Galaxies, as well as Cosmology. We have a strong instrumentation team involved in a number of international projects in both Optical/IR and Radio (sub-mm).
- ASIAA offers excellent research facilities and an international environment, where English is the working language.
- The Institute is a partner in the SubMillimeter Array (SMA)
- and has joined the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) project through both Japan and North America.
- The Array for Microwave Background Anisotropy (AMiBA) has been commissioned.
- The Institute is a partner in instrumental developments on the SUBARU Telescope and on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT).
- The Taiwan-America Occultation Survey (TAOS) telescopes are in operation to detect small Kuiper Belt objects.
- ASIAA has access to telescope time at the CFHT and the Arizona Radio Observatory. The Theory group has a dedicated computer for MHD simulations.
More information on each topic or facility can be found in our Home page.
We seek candidates who can lead the Institute's research programs, or initiate entirely new forefront programs
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a summary of past research (or instrumentation experience), and a plan for future research on-line.
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